who the hell knows how to woodwork anymore except in the high-end?
I've heard it said that when they were renovating the New York Public Library in the 1990s, they had difficulty understanding exactly how some of the furniture was originally made.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Apr 07, 2006 7:39:47 am PDT #9465 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
shrift - Apr 07, 2006 7:47:56 am PDT #9466 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
shrift, you can do whatever the fuck you want.
I'm working slowly and steadily, with regular breaks to see what fandom is getting up to, and without worrying at all about deadlines. Because I have reached the point of Too Much Work where I get to laugh mockingly at anyone who comes into my office and asks if I have a minute.
All my minutes are belong to me.
Kathy A - Apr 07, 2006 8:35:53 am PDT #9467 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Loved this bit from Matt Roush's mini-review of the new ABC version of Ten Commandments, airing on Sunday:
This new version violates the primary commandment of epic filmmaking, biblical or otherwise: Thou shalt not bore.
Good thing is that they're still showing the Chuck Heston version on Easter Sunday--family tradition demands that I tune in to watch at least part of it.
Toddson - Apr 07, 2006 8:38:41 am PDT #9468 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
shrift, your stories about your (soon to be former) cow-orkers reminded me of when I left my last job. Someone came in with a project and after dancing around the subject for a while (it hadn't been public announced), I said "I'm leaving". Her response was that if I was going on vacation, did I want to start the project before I left or wait until I came back. When I repeated that I was leaving, she kind of furrowed her brown and looked confused. After several repetitions, I had to spell it out and explain that I had quit and was taking another job with another group.
Fay - Apr 07, 2006 8:43:56 am PDT #9469 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
So why did none of you tell me about Google in Klingon?
Toddson - Apr 07, 2006 8:49:28 am PDT #9470 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I heard somewhere that in California the mental health agencies have had to have Klingon translators on call, if not on staff, because of the number of people who turn up believing they're Klingons and can't speak English (or any other terrestrial language).
erikaj - Apr 07, 2006 8:53:19 am PDT #9471 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
OMG.
Jessica - Apr 07, 2006 8:56:25 am PDT #9472 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The original article stated plainly that "in reality, no patient has yet tried to communicate in Klingon," and noted that the county health department wasn't actually spending any money to hire Klingon interpreters but simply adding Klingon to a list of languages for which interpreters might be needed someday.
Toddson - Apr 07, 2006 8:57:22 am PDT #9473 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
bah! one again reality overcomes the fun of fiction!
tommyrot - Apr 07, 2006 8:57:34 am PDT #9474 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I almost want to learn Klingon, just so I can read the porn....